Kalama is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,043 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kalama is the 181st largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Kalama, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Kalama, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Kalama’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Kalama does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,600.00.

Being a small city, Kalama does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Kalama citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.97% of adults 25 and older in Kalama have a college degree.

The per capita income in Kalama in 2022 was $45,813, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,252 for a family of four. However, Kalama contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kalama is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kalama home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalama residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Kalama also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kalama include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Finnish.

The most common language spoken in Kalama is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.